RickyWasAYoungBoy
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Finally Build a real one in 2023.
I will open a new topic for this.
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With the striped Amfleet coaches as well. I should really build the whole train in real bricks.
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Hello Everyone! Ricky is back!
Actually this AEM-7 engine I finished in 2020 together with the AmFleet Coach.
[MOC] LEGO Amfleet I Coach - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums
In other words, the AmFleet is not complete without an Engine, and the AEM-7 is definitely the most iconic one.
The AEM-7 originated from the Swedish Class Rc4. It was far smaller than its predecessors, GG1 and E60. On its introduction it was the "smallest and lightest high horsepower locomotive in North America." Amtrak ordered the AEM-7 after the failure of the GE E60 locomotive. The first locomotives entered service in 1980 and were an immediate success, ending a decade of uncertainty on the Northeast Corridor.
Shupp's Version:
MOC: Amtrak AEM-7 and Amfleet Coach - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums
Shupp has already done a perfect job with the AEM-7 and the Amfleet coach more 10 years back. It still looks pretty stunning from today's view. Mine is a different approach, especially with the tri-color stripe coating (instead of the silver-blue version). This version brings a lot of difficulties and limitation in terms of part picking for the body. It cost quite a lot of bricks.
Bricks Count: 1708 pcs.
Width: 9.6 studs (7.7 cm)
Length: 50.1 studs (38.2 cm)
Height: 29.6 studs (23.7 cm)
Power: 2x PF L motors
See other of my MOCs here ⬇
[MOC] SBB Re 460 locomotive - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums
[MOC] LEGO PRR class GG1 - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums
[MOC] REAL BRICKS - PRR class E44 - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums
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An update after more than a year. This is probably the final version before building a real one.
It now rocks a redesigned internal structure despite a similar appearance. It can theoretically go on standard curve track now. Powered by 2x PU XL motors (previously 2x PF L motors). Different door rail detailing. A redesigned (mostly internal) roof with a more refined pantograph slot. Better Interior. Totally 1700 pcs (bumped up more than 200 bricks, which I think it's the turn-able chassis with the side skirt that cost a lot)
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3 hours ago, Mr Hobbles said:Love it. The Re 460 is one of my favorite modern day locomotives (I have a bit of a fascination with both the SBB and the RhB) and you've captured it very well. Hope you're planning to model some double decker SBB IC stock for it to haul too. :)
Thank you.
Actually I built the IC2000 in LDD too in 2012. But it need to be redesigned too because it could hardly go on curves...
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The Re 460 (popularly known as the Lok 2000) series are modern four-axle electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. The series was introduced as part of the Rail 2000 project, a massive project to modernise and improve capacity on Switzerland's railways. While originally designed as a multipurpose locomotive, they are now used for passenger services only, often in conjunction with the IC 2000 double decker trains (often used to pull InterCity and InterRegio trains in German and French language areas).
This one's such a phenominal engine. The first time I tried to MOC the Re 460 was back in 2006 when I first traveled to Switzerland. It was 6-stud-wide. Then in 2012 I made a 8-stud-wide version in LDD. I tried to build it in real bricks in around 2015, but only half finished.
The renders here are my latest version in 2020.
Bricks Count: 1481 pcs.
Width: 8.4 studs (6.72 cm)
Length: 50.1 studs (50.1 cm)
Height: 19 studs (15.2 cm)
See other of my MOCs here ⬇
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Surprised to see one of the 2020 award-winning creation so similar with my Amfleet
Here's my latest version
Added the red lights in both ends,
Changed the blue color,
Added interior (5-stud width)
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1 hour ago, Beck said:Very very nice train! The decals are fantastic! Out of curiosity where do you obtain bricks living in China? I agree that the trucks are slightly too short. After referencing a scale drawing each axle is 0.5 stud too close together. The distances from the central axle should be 4.5 and 5.5 studs respectively.
This is very typical with lego trains. Sometimes it takes me ten iterations to perfect a bogie design. If you could take more pictures of the bogie itself, I'd be glad to design one in LDD for you.
Thank you ! There are a lot of brick sellers on Taobao.com (Alibaba). Not as many types as on Bricklink especially some very old or rare parts. But my Paypal is dead so I can't buy bricks from Bricklink. Also many ChinaLUG members say they payed thousands of RMBs for "lessons" on Bricklink, which made me a little afraid..
Here's my bogie structure. ⬇⬇⬇
To run on curved tracks the middle axis of each bogie is not fixed. It should move left and right a little (0.5 studs). The whole bogie should be able to rotate some 24 degrees for curves.
It can be very hard to adjust its wheel distance based on this structure. Maybe try add some details on the middle of its both ends should make it look better.
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4 hours ago, LEGOTrainBuilderSG said:Such a unique locomotive!
Very clever design for the windows on the cab. Love all the tiny details that you've added, not over doing - just nice.
Seeing as it is powered, I think you might have problems pulling rolling stocks across switches as the couplings will swing out with the train body and not with the bogie. I had this problem on my locomotive and had to redesign the bogies.
Thank you !!
You mean this one?
To be honest I really didn't consider this problem...I only got straight tracks in my hands...But thanks for the reminder. I'll try figure this out....
3 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:The frame is superb. I feel like the trucks need a bit of work (they look too short in terms of length, and leave the locomotive riding a bit low).
Low? You mean short in terms of height or length?
I've spent a lot of time on the trucks, got 3 designs and abandoned 2 of them.
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I'm opening a new topic for the completed work of my MOC PRR E44 locomotive
Plenty of adjustments from the Stud.io model:
The trucks are completely redesigned, using technic structure.
The pantographs, windows, handrails and panels are also adjusted.
RC receiver is moved to the short nose.
Around 1350 bricks. Powered by 2x PF M-motors.
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Amazing! Hope I can see it in real bricks one day.
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On 7/8/2020 at 9:55 PM, zephyr1934 said:They are Belville ice skates, bad news though, they are probably less common than 4873
However, the minifig ice skate is fairly wide spread.
LOL
I decided to get the 4873.
So I'm buying bricks for this. Make it real!
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Neat! Well done!
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14 hours ago, Vilhelm22 said:Wow! I may be wrong but at least in that pic it appears to be closer to dark blue than bright blue. Anyway, awesome job. Will you build it in real bricks and if so, when?
So is that blue a common color? If so it'll be great!
And I'll surely build it in real bricks. Just hesitating which color to use for the grill parts, matt silver or gray.
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12 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:Your design looks great.
I MOC'd the same model in a Conrail livery, visible at the bottom of this photo. Used two 1x2x2 windows for the center and then the gap in the side of a 1x2x2 train window for the ends (actually used 1x2x2 + 1x2x4 train windows due to the high price of the 1x2x2 in blue)
Great job! That's clever!
What's the pantograph part by the way? I'm using 4873 but that one is so rare...
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4 minutes ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:This is exceptional. Is there room for passengers?
Hardly, only 4 studs internal space. The curved walls are thick...
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Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
"Amfleet is a totally American style that was mean to imitate airplanes. That's my quarrel!...The vision for the future of the railroad should be based on defining its own dreams, not appropriating them solely from someone else's experience."
— Cesar Vergara, in "Amtrak's design on the future" (1992), Bob JohnstonYeah, one of the most iconic passenger coach design in the world. Deep impression on my 2012 ride without knowing what Amfleet was.
Speaking of Amfleet MOCs I have to mention Shupp's work back in 2011 which inspired me in a lot of aspects.
My version added the body bumps using 1x2 grill parts.
Bricks Count: 1366 (including 375 grill parts #2412b in gray color)
Length: 51.9 cm
Height: 10.3 cm
Width: 8.2 studs
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8 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:Alright, worked on this for about 20 minutes. I think it captures the shape decently:
And here is the file:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=30604395172345361241
Obviously, you're going to have to mess with the internals to make it suit the needs of the model, but the shell - at least - could potentially help.
Nice! You caught the holes just right. Yesterday I came up with a solution similar to yours using curved plates. It's a little bit thinner but not so well showed the holes.
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8 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:Thanks. I had absolutely no idea that part ever existed. What an amazingly useful piece.
As for the color issue, use this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CPCRQI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Black vinyl dye works so well on Lego that you cannot tell the part wasn't originally that color.
Hahahaha are you serious ?
I actually have an alternative design using transparent bricks and plates instead of whole window piece. I'll update the pic.
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1 hour ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:Neat. What part is the center side window?
645
But I just find this part doesn't have a color black LOL
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Other of my MOCs are here:
The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the Northeast Corridor. They continued in service under Penn Central and Conrail until Conrail abandoned its electric operations in the early 1980s. They were then acquired by Amtrak and NJ Transit, where they lived short lives; all were retired by the mid-1980s.
What I love about this locomotive is its simple rectangular shape and shiny black-gold coloring. The model is built in Stud.io.
Bricks Count: 1316 pcs.
Width: 8 studs ( ≈10 including handrail)
Length: 46.1 cm
Height: 14.7 cm
**photoshopped the decals on, and a few adjustments
***started buying bricks and customizing stickers
It has 2 M-motors, one 9V battery box right in the middle and a RC receiver in the nose (the long one)
My favorite part of this model is the trucks and the pantographs.
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4 hours ago, deraven said:Looks great! I agree that the central trucks aren't quite right and if you simplify them they may not be entirely accurate to the real thing but a suggestion of the shape with more wheel exposed might still look better overall. I love those big pantographs, and you've made some nice design choices throughout. The half-plate steps for the sloped sides are nicely done. Depending on the internal structure of the middle nose sections, you might be able to mount all of the curved bricks together on an incline with gaps that would probably be fillable with something like 2x1x2/3 slotted slopes since it's such a gradual angle and that would smooth the whole thing out even more.
Beautiful build!
THANK YOU BRO
2x1x2/3 slope is still too much. This slope equals 2x1x1/6. But anyway mounting all the curved bricks together is a good idea. Worths a try :)
As for the Central trucks, the thickness of outer details must be controlled somewhere within 2/3 bricks height (which is very challenging), otherwise they would come out of the body.
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1 hour ago, zephyr1934 said:Great job with the tricky curves on this locomotive. Are those half plate increments on the side of the nose?
Thanks.
Yes, they are brackets (according to stud.io classification) on the side of the nose and also on the hood.
2 hours ago, ColletArrow said:I think you've achieved a lot of good shaping on this model, especially around the cab windows. Looking forward to seeing it run!
Thanks !
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12 minutes ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:If you need help, let me know. I enjoy truck design a lot.
Overall, I'd say you're like 98% of the way there - this thing looks like a complete beast. How many motors do you have inside?
As an aside, it's nice to see someone from China admiring American locomotives. I had actually been considering doing one of these myself!
I put 2 M motors in it. In the noses (under the pantograph)
My other MOCs include Penn. E44 locomotive and Amfleet coach. I love those iconic American trains. Also I made Swiss and Austrian trains too. But that was 8 years ago. Feels kind of rough when I look at it now.
In the middle trucks I used big wheels, same ones as in 10277. Big wheels are thick (full 1 unit width) which makes width control challenging. If you had any ideas of the GG1 trucks I'd be glad if you tell me :)
[MOC] SBB Re 460 locomotive
in LEGO Train Tech
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Thanks. In fact it is the tiles not the plates that worked. If I stack plates it's going to look very smooth. There's a tiny flute at the bottom edge of every tile that's what gives it the look.